Show T hursdaVpril n fcrtftil' j-‘- r 4i 251i¥¥ ki s -- c t Nielsen's Notes & Quotes -- - srfw h : ' - “: -- r : by Richard Nielsen sports editor & i--- 1 r "" j&iZZ - - - " tha Randy Vlssar dlvaa back to tho bag to avoid tha tag of tha CNCC first baaaman CEU awapt doublahaadar at Cardnar Field bafora a “not qulta capacity crowd" (photo by aitpHanla Mar Baseball team goes 3 to keep hopes of postseason 3-- by Richard Nielsen aports editor We have had some ups and downs this season but the hitting has Improved the past few games” said head baseball coach Dave Paur following a week that saw the Eagles win three games and lose three CEU started out with Colorado Northwestern Community College on April 13 The game was originally scheduled to be played in Rangdy but had to be moved to Helper because of snowfall The Egle made quick woric of the douIn Spartans by defeating them the 13-14-1 and 4 bleheader by the scores of The Spartans jumped out to an early 4--0 lead in the first game by utilizing three hits a walk and a hit batter The Eagles struck back in the second homer inning highlighted by a three-ru- n by Jeff Jewkes CEU scored four more nuts in the third inning capped by doubles from Ryan Mountecr mid Jewkes In the fourth inning the $partans provided the Eagles with batting practice as CEU sent 17 batters to the plate Randy Visscr and Brett Seager scored on solo round trippers and CNOC even provided CEU with a free run on a hit batter while the bases were loaded Game two saw the Spartans strike first again but the Eagles dominated after the first inning With CEU down 0 second inMountecr sparked a four-nning with a double Seven Eagles crossed the plate in the third to ice the game for CEU Those contributing included Javier Renteria with a double Visscr on a sacrifice bunt and Tom Dim-ic- k with a double Dixie College traveled to Helper for a Friday afternoon doublchcadcr The league leading Rebels showed their supremacy by defeating the Eagles 3 and 16-- 3 (continued on page 7) 1-- m 15-1- Reincarnated Fish? Last Saturday at the CEU Cheer Squad Tryouts the yell leaders practiced their alphabet and letter making In the process Todd Handy dove to the floor using his chin to break his fall His skin split open and the result was stitches for Handy This brought on rumors that maybe he was actually the legendary CEU volleyball player Chris Fish known for diving to the floor haul first that had been bom again After an in depth study it has been concluded however that Todd is actually Todd Road woes: The Sacramento Kings ended their NBA season by losing a record 35th consecutive road game This streak prompted a local paper to write a verse to Willie Nelson's “On The Road Again:” ”001116 rood again just can’t wait to lose on the road again Out here making hist’ry with my friends and just can't wait to crash on the rood again” Who needs college? Eric Swann became the first player since 1946 to be drafted in the NFL without attending a college or university The 20 year old 6'3” and 31 1 pounder spent the past year playing for the minor league Bay State Titans in Massachusetts Swann selected sixth by the Phoenix Cardinals did not attend college because his SAT scores were too low Post season plans: As the regular season has come to an end many clubs are faced with problems in their dub Here is a ”to-d- o list” for teams such as Miami Minnesota Denver Sacramento and New Jersey: 10 Take out the trash (players) 9 Raise ticket prices 8 Get some lucky charms for the draft lottery 7 Hold tryouts for a new mascot 6 Think of stupid promotions to nr dee fans forget about the team 5 Raise ticket prices (just in case ou forgot) 4 Call Shaquille O’Neal's father to try to get his son to leave school early 3 Tell the media the club hasn't made any decisions and is reviewing everyone's performance 2 Laugh about how stupid reporters are 1 Fire the coach Flying In style: Amid the 35 game losing streak that the Kings have racked up the players are still keeping their sense of humor Their private plane has been affectionately renamed "Airball One" |